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| Total Respond.^ |
One medication | Two medications | 3-4 medications | 5+ medications | None | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 890 | 186 | 20.4 | 16.6-24.7 | 160 | 15.2 | 12.0-19.0 | 145 | 15.5 | 12.1-19.6 | 52 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.7 | 347 | 42.6 | 37.5-47.8 |
| -Piedmont NC | 424 | 77 | 18.2 | 13.1-24.8 | 80 | 15.1 | 10.6-21.2 | 66 | 15.2 | 10.3-21.9 | 29 | 6.8 | 3.8-11.7 | 172 | 44.7 | 37.2-52.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 129 | 15 | 12.6 | 6.4-23.3 | *** | *** | *** | 21 | 9.9 | 5.2-18.3 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.0 | *** | *** | *** |
| Female | 295 | 62 | 21.4 | 14.7-30.0 | 55 | 15.3 | 10.3-22.1 | 45 | 18.1 | 11.4-27.5 | 18 | 7.9 | 3.9-15.4 | 115 | 37.3 | 28.9-46.6 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 333 | 59 | 18.4 | 12.6-26.2 | 59 | 13.1 | 8.3-20.0 | 55 | 18.3 | 12.1-26.7 | 24 | 7.5 | 3.9-13.8 | 136 | 42.7 | 34.4-51.5 |
| African American | 74 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Other minorities | 15 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Hispanic | 418 | 75 | 17.6 | 12.6-24.2 | 80 | 15.5 | 10.9-21.7 | 66 | 15.6 | 10.6-22.4 | 29 | 6.9 | 3.9-12.0 | 168 | 44.3 | 36.8-52.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 14 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 35-54 | 105 | *** | *** | *** | 15 | 10.1 | 4.9-19.6 | 15 | 10.6 | 5.7-19.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 55-64 | 112 | 20 | 11.2 | 6.4-18.8 | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 17.6 | 10.1-28.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 65-74 | 116 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 72 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 98 | 16 | 14.1 | 7.1-26.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 147 | *** | *** | *** | 30 | 18.2 | 10.6-29.6 | 21 | 9.6 | 5.4-16.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Some Post-H.S. | 103 | *** | *** | *** | 12 | 5.3 | 2.7-10.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| College Graduate | 75 | *** | *** | *** | 14 | 8.4 | 4.1-16.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 89 | *** | *** | *** | 18 | 12.5 | 7.1-21.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 113 | 17 | 11.3 | 6.0-20.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 11 | 6.2 | 2.8-13.2 | *** | *** | *** |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 42 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 48 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000+ | 62 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 273 | 52 | 18.4 | 12.4-26.6 | 62 | 17.4 | 11.4-25.7 | 50 | 20.6 | 13.4-30.3 | 24 | 9.7 | 5.2-17.4 | 85 | 33.9 | 25.2-43.8 |
| No | 149 | 24 | 16.1 | 8.6-28.1 | 17 | 11.2 | 5.5-21.5 | 16 | 6.4 | 3.2-12.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 57 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 367 | 66 | 18.4 | 12.9-25.6 | 69 | 15.7 | 10.7-22.5 | 55 | 15.6 | 10.2-22.9 | 23 | 6.6 | 3.4-12.2 | 154 | 43.7 | 35.8-52.1 |
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*Asked only of those who reported having COPD.
These questions have not been asked in previous years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.
^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick,
Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow,
Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham,
Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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